Ironically, the person everyone considered unclean became God's chosen one.
Those people who are considered to be of noble character and integrity have never received God's favor.
After the prayers were completed, the meteor shower disappeared from sight, and the sky returned to its original calm.
Although An Yuan'er had finished praying, some people were still dissatisfied and complained.
"Does this prayer really work? Nothing has happened."
"Could it be that even the gods have misjudged? How can such an unclean person be worthy of representing the Tiansheng Kingdom?"
But no sooner had he finished speaking than a soldier came running towards the observation platform at breakneck speed, shouting, "Report—"
"Your Majesty, we have received good news from the west. General Lin and his daughter have fought bravely against the enemy, capturing five enemy cities and forcing them into a retreat. They are now advancing towards the enemy's main camp."
Emperor Tiansheng was overjoyed and excitedly said, "Continue to send more supplies and troops to General Lin. We must take the enemy down in one fell swoop."
"Hahahaha." The Emperor hadn't laughed so heartily in a long time.
Just then, An Yuan'er felt a dampness on her forehead as drops of rain fell from the sky.
Prior to this, the weather in Tiansheng Kingdom had been unusually strange, with no rain falling for nearly several months.
The people had long suffered greatly; without rain, the crops in the fields were almost withered, and Emperor Tiansheng had been troubled by this for a long time.
And then, the hard-won rain finally arrived. Everyone opened their arms, feeling the raindrops falling clearly on their bodies.
"It's raining!"
"Haha, it's finally raining."
"May the gods protect us, may the heavens send down sweet rain, and may our Tiansheng Kingdom be saved from fire and water."
Emperor Tiansheng led his entourage to stand on the Cloud Viewing Platform and make a vow to the gods.
With two pieces of good news arriving in quick succession, those who had complained that An Yuan'er's prayers were useless now looked extremely ugly, as if they had been slapped in the face several times by the good news.
After the prayers were finished, Emperor Tiansheng changed his expression and said to the crowd, "Who was it that just now said that our Lady of Le'an County was an unclean person? Offending the Lady of Le'an County is offending the gods, and their crime deserves to be punished."
"Princess of Le'an County? What does Your Majesty mean?" the Empress asked, rising to her feet.
In front of all the officials and their female relatives, the Emperor announced: "An Fu Yuan'er is chosen by Heaven and naturally by the Emperor. I have always followed the will of Heaven, so I hereby bestow upon her the title of Princess of Le'an County."
The emperor's word is law, equivalent to an imperial edict.
An Yuan'er was flattered and didn't know how to react for a moment.
She hadn't done anything; she had only symbolically uttered auspicious words of blessing on the cloud-viewing platform. This unexpected good fortune and luck came so suddenly.
Lan Jingtang coughed lightly: "Princess Le'an, why don't you thank the emperor?"
Historically, only daughters of royalty and princes could be granted the title of county princess. An Yuan'er, being the daughter of a court official, was receiving this extraordinary honor.
An Yuan'er stepped forward, knelt down, and expressed her gratitude.
From then on, An Yuan'er's status was completely different and could no longer be affected by rumors.
After all, she is the chosen one of the gods, so who would dare to defy the heavens?
An Yuan'er gained face, and people came one after another to congratulate her.
"Congratulations, Lord An! Like father, like daughter! You are truly honored!"
Among the women, many congratulated the old lady, saying, "The An family has accumulated good karma; the fourth young lady has become a county princess at such a young age. It is truly a great joy to bring glory to the family!"
The old lady's face grew even more rosy amidst the compliments.
An Piao'er, who was supporting the old lady, was as white as paper. Jealousy twisted her face as she thought angrily, "Why does An Yuan'er get all the good things in the world? This is not fair."
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